Khandelwal, S, Ravi, J, Rauova, L, Johnson, A, Lee, GM, Gilner, JB, Gunti, S, Notkins, AL, Kuchibhatla, M, Frank, M, Poncz, M, Cines, DB, and Arepally, GM. "Polyreactive IgM initiates complement activation by PF4/heparin complexes through the classical pathway." Blood 132, no. 23 (December 2018): 2431-2440.
Jennifer B Gilner, MD/PhD

My specific area of research interest is in understanding mechanisms of preterm birth. Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet strategies to detect and effectively prevent preterm birth are limited. Defects in particular immune system functions have been implicated in several pregnancy disease states.
Education and Training
- Fellow - Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, 2013 - 2016
- ResidencyTraining Program, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, 2009 - 2013
- MD./PhD., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009
Research
Publications
Wood, AM, Grotegut, CA, Ronald, J, Pabon-Ramos, W, Pedro, C, Knechtle, SJ, Wysokinska, E, Rubin, GD, Brady, CW, and Gilner, JB. "Identification and Management of Abdominal Wall Varices in Pregnancy." Obstetrics and Gynecology 132, no. 4 (October 2018): 882-887.
Gilner, JB, Rajkovic, A, and Kuller, J. "Molecular Genetic Technology." In Creasy and Resnik’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine,edited by Resnik, R, Lockwood, CJ, Moore, TR, Greene, MF, Copel, JA and Silver, RM, 15-38. Philadelphia, PA,: Elsevier, 2018. (Chapter)
Gunatilake, RP, Swamy, GK, Brancazio, LR, Smrtka, MP, Thompson, JL, Gilner, JB, Gray, BA, and Heine, RP. "Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy in Obese Patients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Ajp Reports 7, no. 3 (July 14, 2017): e151-e157.
Louie, RJ, Tan, QK-G, Gilner, JB, Rogers, RC, Younge, N, Wechsler, SB, McDonald, MT, Gordon, B, Saski, CA, Jones, JR, Chapman, SJ, Stevenson, RE, Sleasman, JW, and Friez, MJ. "Novel pathogenic variants in FOXP3 in fetuses with echogenic bowel and skin desquamation identified by ultrasound." American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A 173, no. 5 (May 2017): 1219-1225.
Fulp, A, Tracy, T, Li, Y-J, Bentley, R, Murtha, A, and Gilner, J. "Differential Expression of T Cell Receptor CXCR3 in Preterm Birth Placentas." 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society-for-Reproductive-Investigation (SRI). Orlando, FL. March 15, 2017 - March 18, 2017.: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, March 1, 2017.
Fulp, A, Tracy, T, Li, Y-J, Bentley, R, Murtha, A, and Gilner, J. "Differential Expression of T Cell Receptor CXCR3 in Preterm Birth Placentas." 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society-for-Reproductive-Investigation (SRI). Orlando, FL. March 15, 2017 - March 18, 2017.: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, March 1, 2017.
Gilner, JB, Fulp, A, Bentley, R, Kurtzberg, J, and Murtha, A. "The Role of T Regulatory Cells in the Maternal-Fetal Rejection Phenotype of Preterm Birth." 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society-for-Reproductive-Investigation (SRI). Orlando, FL. March 15, 2017 - March 18, 2017.: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, March 1, 2017.
Gilner, JB, Fulp, A, Bentley, R, Kurtzberg, J, and Murtha, A. "The Role of T Regulatory Cells in the Maternal-Fetal Rejection Phenotype of Preterm Birth." 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society-for-Reproductive-Investigation (SRI). Orlando, FL. March 15, 2017 - March 18, 2017.: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, March 1, 2017.
Gilner, J, Kuller, J, and Valea, FA. "Reproductive genetics." In Comprehensive Gynecology,edited by Lobo, RA, Gershenson, DM, Lentz, GM and Valea, FA, 22-47. Philadelphia, PA,: Elsevier, 2017. (Chapter)